Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE POTATO, by ANONYMOUS


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THE POTATO, by                    
First Line: "I'm a careless potato, and care not a pin"
Last Line: When the earth is hoed up to my stem
Subject(s): Potatoes


I 'M a careless potato, and care not a pin
How into existence I came;
If they planted me drill-wise or dibbled me in,
To me 't is exactly the same.
The bean and the pea may more loftily tower,
But I care not a button for them;
Defiance I nod with my beautiful flower
When the earth is hoed up to my stem.





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